Resident Evil 5 Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

When the spiked stoppers lift, you can barrel down the rest of the waterway towards the mouth of the creek. Daring zombies will stand in the water shooting flaming arrows at you, so simply avoid them, or if you're feeling extra angry, run them over. Then, when back in the swamp, head to the glowing area on your map, located at 9 o'clock on the west side of the map. Park your boat and approach the sealed door. You'll need to examine the door four separate times in order to place all four slates in their appropriate places. After the fourth piece is inserted, the door will open, and you'll be able to continue into the new location.

BSAA Emblem #15 - As soon as you go through the once-sealed door into the new area, head forward along the small dock, and then drop down into the shallow water to your right. Before proceeding any further into the area, turn around and face the dock, slightly to the left of where you jumped in (if you're still in fact facing the dock). You should see, clear-as-day, the emblem sitting on the far wall underneath the dock. You may need to be in a specific place to see it lucidly, but it's a rather easy-to-find emblem compared to many others.

The settlement you stumble upon represents, in essence, this lengthy chapter's homestretch. As usual, things will be deceivingly quiet when you first enter, but don't expect that to last long. It's up to you how you want to explore the area; we recommend, however, that you try to explore the left side of the compound first, since as soon as you enter a hut on the right side, enemies will be drawn out to fight you, and you'll enter a charged melee thereafter. So, for the time being, browse the village's left end and take what items you find, including a Red Herb, Green Herb, and plenty of cash and ammunition.

When you finally enter the open-air hut on the right end of the village (located near where one of the paths from the village's entrance leads), you'll see a human, probably a fellow BSAA agent, dead. On the ground next to him is a S&W M29 magnum, a powerful gun with scarce ammunition (though it will come in handy in the fight to come). As soon as you enter, expect to be assailed by bow-wielding natives who are out for blood. You'll be trapped in the hut until you kill this initial wave of foes, so deal with them, and then quickly get out of dodge before the continuing barrages and waves of enemies come forth. The idea going forward is to stay fluid, since getting cornered here is extremely likely if you insist on remaining in a static position. Bad idea!

You'll deal with a plethora of enemies from here until you've finally felled the very last one, so get ready for an ammo-eating, curative item-eating brawl. Remember that you should try to use your standard pistol, which by far has the most plentiful ammunition available for it, when you can. Otherwise, if you're dealing with shield-equipped foes, wormy Cephalo, or gigantic enemies that seem to absorb everything you throw at them, switch to the big guns. Shotguns, grenades and things of this nature all work well against more staunch opponents. Just remember that you may need that shotgun ammo or those grenades later, so really try to think carefully about what you're using and when you're using it.

So, are all of the enemies downed? Great. The first thing you'll want to do once your adversaries have been slain to the very last one is run around the village and grab all of the items they dropped (including the two Blue Enigmas dropped by the robust native enemies). You may have burned through ammunition, but there should be a lot of it dropped by deceased natives. You'll also want to run around and make sure you've explored the village proper in its entirety before continuing, because there's lots to acquire here (and hence, lots to lose). Then, head to the right end of the village and look for a place to pull yourself upward. There's a locked door nearby; use the crank while your partner runs towards the bridge that appears (just make sure not to release the crank until your partner is through the door!) This will allow your partner to run through and unlock the locked door from the other side. From here, it's all a matter of grabbing all of the items you can as you head towards an elevator that leads downward, ending the chapter. The most important item of all to sniff out before ending the chapter is the Ceremonial Mask sitting in a treasure chest near the elevator. Don't miss it!